And speaking to reporters after the game, Allardyce provided his view on Craig Pawson's decision to award a penalty after Calvert-Lewin backed into a clumsy Lovren. Running away from goal, Calvert-Lewin went down when Lovren put his hands on his back and Wayne Rooney made no mistake from the spot, ensuring that the spoils would be shared. [Full Article...]

This means Stafford will improve his starts streak to 112 straight starts for the Lions. Stafford sustained a hand injury late in Detroit's Week 13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens . Wagner had been ruled out earlier in the week with an ankle injury. The other inactive Lions players for today's game are wide receiver Bradley Marquez , running back Dwayne Washington , cornerback Jamal Agnew , li... [Full Article...]

Look, it's soft the penalty, Lovren's complaining at the end, he's whinging at the referee. I think Calvert-Lewis knew exactly what he was doing and it was a soft penalty. "I just don't feel Everton , with everything they have done right since Sam's got there, will be able to keep them out for the whole of the game". [Full Article...]

Taylor injured his left knee of the first play of the play of the game and tried to play through it the rest of the way. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reported on Friday that Taylor could be active on Sunday but serve as Peterman's backup. He remarked earlier this week that his confidence was never shaken by what took place in Los Angeles, and that seemed to be the case against New England. [Full Article...]

ET and will be broadcast on CBS. Following is your one stop access for news and information regarding the Vikings and Panthers on Sunday. They allowed 400 yards to the Saints. "And I plan on doing that and just having a better plan this year". "That's just the reality of where we are". The Vikings have covered the spread against the Panthers in five of the last seven meetings between these two t... [Full Article...]

Neymar finished third for a second time in last night's Ballon d'Or rankings behind Lionel Messi and victor Cristiano Ronaldo . The Brazil worldwide only moved to the Ligue 1 giants in the summer for a €222m [£193m, $260m] world record transfer fee. [Full Article...]

Conte explained the reasons behind the loss, saying, "We lost the game against West Ham; we started badly and conceded this goal, and it was hard to come back". He added: "To speak about the title race after a defeat is a bit unusual, especially if this is the fourth defeat of the season, after 16 games". As it stands, the Blues trail City by 11 points and could finish the weekend 14 behind th... [Full Article...]

Saturday's 2-1 loss to Werder left Dortmund seventh in the Bundesliga, while they exited the Champions League after finishing third in Group H behind Tottenham and Real Madrid , failing to win a match in the group stages. It has been a tough few months for Bosz. That drop down the Bundesliga table came following awful run of results - including throwing away a four-goal lead to draw 4-4 with ... [Full Article...]